Army of New Mexico

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The Army of New Mexico was a Confederate field army formed during the American Civil War to conduct the ill-fated 1861–1862 campaign to seize the New Mexico Territory and potentially advance into the American Southwest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate States Army field army
military unit
allegiance Confederate States of America
alsoKnownAs Sibley’s Brigade
campaign New Mexico Campaign
campaignOutcome failure to secure New Mexico Territory
commander Henry Hopkins Sibley
commanderName Henry Hopkins Sibley
commanderRank brigadier general
composedOf Texas mounted volunteers
artillery batteries
support units
conflict American Civil War
country Confederate States of America
endTime 1862
engagement Battle of Glorieta Pass
Battle of Peralta
Battle of Valverde
Skirmish at Mesilla
fate disbanded after retreat to Texas
formedFor New Mexico Campaign
headquartersLocation San Antonio, Texas
historicalEra 1860s
logisticalBase San Antonio, Texas
militaryBranch Confederate States Army
namedAfter New Mexico Territory
notableCommander Henry Hopkins Sibley
notableEvent loss of supply train at Glorieta Pass
objective advance into the American Southwest
seizure of New Mexico Territory
operatedIn Arizona Territory
New Mexico Territory
Texas
opponent Army of the Missouri
surface form: Union Army of New Mexico

United States Volunteers in New Mexico Territory
partOf Army of the Trans-Mississippi
surface form: Confederate Army of the West
resultOfCampaign Confederate strategic defeat
retreatedFrom New Mexico Territory
retreatedTo San Antonio, Texas
startTime 1861
status defunct military unit
strategicGoal access to Western mineral resources
control of overland routes to California
strength approximately 2,500 soldiers
subordinateTo Department of Texas (Confederate States Army)
theater Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
surface form: Trans-Mississippi Theater
typeOfOperation offensive campaign

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Confederate States Army hasPart Army of New Mexico
Confederate States Army hasPart Army of New Mexico
this entity surface form: Army of the West
Confederate States Army hasPart Army of New Mexico
this entity surface form: Army of Northern New Mexico